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Splittin' in the rain

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  1. rainking63

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    I ended up taking the day off to bring one of my dogs to the vet for a routine appointment. When that was all said and done I was thinking, "Well, I just might have time to go snag some of that red oak I was scrounging a couple weeks ago." It's been so freakin' hot that scrounging was out of the question for me, but today there had been a steady drizzle coming down all day and the temp was sitting around 70 degrees.

    I headed out to the spot and starting ripping into it. Got a full truck load of red oak, headed back to the ranch and split / stacked the whole load before the wife came home. Soaking wet but worth it.

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  2. Eric Wanderweg

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    Mmmm. Fresh red oak chunks cleaned up with the Fiskars look fantastic. Nice getting after it now that the rain has finally cleared out.
     
  3. Michigander

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    How long are those stacks?
     
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    Six pallets long, so roughly 24' give or take. There is another 24' long stack behind me from where I'm taking the picture.
     
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    Lawn looks healthy!
     
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